Tuesday
"If"
Write a poem about something you really care about
Wednesday
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" The Sonnet
Thursday "The Passionate Shepherd to his Love" and "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" Parody
Friday Ten page short story circle share
Week of April 4th
Monday
"How to Eat A Poem"
Lines and Stanzas
Poems about poetry
Tuesday
"The Road Not Taken"
Structure in Poetry
Poem with 4 stanzas with 4 lines in each stanza
Wednesday
"Fog"
Free Verse Poetry
A poem written in free verse
Thursday
"Tyger"
Rhythm in Poetry
A poem with a set rhythm
Friday
"A Dream within a Dream"
Rhyming in Poetry
A poetry with rhyme
Week of March 28th
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Friday
Workshop ten page story. Due April 4th.
Week of March 21st
Monday
Circle share five page story.
Tuesday - Wednesday
Workshop ten page story. Due April 4th.
Thursday - Friday
No School - Easter Break
Week of March 14th
Monday - Tuesday
Workshop Five Page Story - Begin Ten Page Story Workshop
Wednesday - Friday
Circle Share Five Page Story
Week of March 7th
Monday
Third Person - Limited story workshop - due tomorrow.
Tuesday - Wednesday
Students will write a 1 and 1/2 to 2 page short story using a song as inspiration - due Thursday.
Thursday - Friday
Students will write a 1 and 1/2 to 2 page short story using third person omniscient point of view - due Monday.
Week of February 29th
Monday - Tuesday
Fantasy and Realistic setting due on Monday.
Students will write a 1 and 1/2 to 2 page short story using third person omniscient point of view - due Wednesday.
Wednesday - Thursday
Third person omniscient point of view story due.
Students will write a 1 and 1/2 to 2 page short story using third person limited point of view - due Friday.
Friday
Third person limited point of view story due.
Students will write a 1 and 1/2 to 2 page short story using first person, main character point of view - due Tuesday.
Week of February 22nd
Monday - Tuesday
Continue circle share.
Wednesday
Final day to work on realistic setting story.
Thursday - Friday
Students will write a 1 1/2 to 2 page short story using a fantasy setting.
Week of February 15th
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Wednesday
Revise and finalize five page short story.
Thursday - Friday
Circle Share short stories Week of February 8th
Monday
Historical Setting Due
Tuesday - Thursday
Peer review and edit - first five page story.
Friday
No School
Week of February 1st
Monday
Students will write a backstory for a character.
Tuesday - Wednesday
Students will write a one and a half to two page story about the character they created - due on Thursday.
Thursday -Friday
Students will write a one and a half page to two page story with an historical setting - due on Monday.
Week of January 25th
Monday
Man VS Nature short story due.
Students will write a one and half to two pages short story start using the conflict Man VS Himself.
Tuesday
Students will write a one and a half to two page short story start using the conflict Man VS Himself - due tomorrow.
Wednesday - Thursday
Students will write a one and half to two page short story start using the conflict Man VS Society - Due Friday.
Friday
Students will write a one and a half to two page short story start using a character with a back story that they invented before they started the story - due on Tuesday.
Week of January 18th
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Wednesday
Students will write a one and half to two page short story start using the conflict Man VS Man.
Thursday Friday
Students will write a one and half to two page short story start using the conflict Man VS Nature.
Monday - Thursday
Poetry Book
Friday
Fun Day
Week of May 16th
Students will work on and complete a poetry book.
Week of May 9th
Monday
Metaphor and Simile
Tuesday
Alliteration, consonance and assonance
Wednesday
Hyperbole and Personification
Thursday
Imagery
Friday
Circle Share
How To Write Poetry
Week of May 2nd
Monday
The Ode
Tuesday
The Ballad
Wednesday
Nonsense Poetry
Thursday
Narrative Poem
Friday
Circle Share Ten Page Story
Week of April 25th
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Circle Share Ten Page Short Story
Wednesday
The Villanelle
Thursday
The Ode
Friday
Circle Share Ten Page Short Story
Week of April 18th
Monday
A non silly acrostic.
Tuesday
Write poems using these starters:
Wednesday - Thursday
The Sestina
Friday
Circle Share Ten Page Story
Week of April 11th
Monday
"A Dream within a Dream"
Rhyme in Poetry
Tuesday
"If"
Write a poem about something you really care about
Wednesday
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
The Sonnet
Thursday
"The Passionate Shepherd to his Love" and "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd"
Parody
Friday
Ten page short story circle share
Week of April 4th
Monday
"How to Eat A Poem"
Lines and Stanzas
Poems about poetry
Tuesday
"The Road Not Taken"
Structure in Poetry
Poem with 4 stanzas with 4 lines in each stanza
Wednesday
"Fog"
Free Verse Poetry
A poem written in free verse
Thursday
"Tyger"
Rhythm in Poetry
A poem with a set rhythm
Friday
"A Dream within a Dream"
Rhyming in Poetry
A poetry with rhyme
Week of March 28th
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Friday
Workshop ten page story. Due April 4th.
Week of March 21st
Monday
Circle share five page story.
Tuesday - Wednesday
Workshop ten page story. Due April 4th.
Thursday - Friday
No School - Easter Break
Week of March 14th
Monday - Tuesday
Workshop Five Page Story - Begin Ten Page Story Workshop
Wednesday - Friday
Circle Share Five Page Story
Week of March 7th
Monday
Third Person - Limited story workshop - due tomorrow.
Tuesday - Wednesday
Students will write a 1 and 1/2 to 2 page short story using a song as inspiration - due Thursday.
Thursday - Friday
Students will write a 1 and 1/2 to 2 page short story using third person omniscient point of view - due Monday.
Week of February 29th
Monday - Tuesday
Fantasy and Realistic setting due on Monday.
Students will write a 1 and 1/2 to 2 page short story using third person omniscient point of view - due Wednesday.
Wednesday - Thursday
Third person omniscient point of view story due.
Students will write a 1 and 1/2 to 2 page short story using third person limited point of view - due Friday.
Friday
Third person limited point of view story due.
Students will write a 1 and 1/2 to 2 page short story using first person, main character point of view - due Tuesday.
Week of February 22nd
Monday - Tuesday
Continue circle share.
Wednesday
Final day to work on realistic setting story.
Thursday - Friday
Students will write a 1 1/2 to 2 page short story using a fantasy setting.
Week of February 15th
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Wednesday
Revise and finalize five page short story.
Thursday - Friday
Circle Share short stories
Week of February 8th
Monday
Historical Setting Due
Tuesday - Thursday
Peer review and edit - first five page story.
Friday
No School
Week of February 1st
Monday
Students will write a backstory for a character.
Tuesday - Wednesday
Students will write a one and a half to two page story about the character they created - due on Thursday.
Thursday - Friday
Students will write a one and a half page to two page story with an historical setting - due on Monday.
Week of January 25th
Monday
Man VS Nature short story due.
Students will write a one and half to two pages short story start using the conflict Man VS Himself.
Tuesday
Students will write a one and a half to two page short story start using the conflict Man VS Himself - due tomorrow.
Wednesday - Thursday
Students will write a one and half to two page short story start using the conflict Man VS Society - Due Friday.
Friday
Students will write a one and a half to two page short story start using a character with a back story that they invented before they started the story - due on Tuesday.
Week of January 18th
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Wednesday
Students will write a one and half to two page short story start using the conflict Man VS Man.
Thursday Friday
Students will write a one and half to two page short story start using the conflict Man VS Nature.